Solid Fuel Generator: Difference between revisions

Solid Fuel Generator
Operation
Power Usage	20 kW generated
Prefab Hash	1293995736
Prefab Name	StructureSolidFuelGenerator
Construction
Placed with	Kit (Solid Generator)
Placed on	Large Grid
Stage 1
	Deconstruction
Deconstructed with	Hand Drill
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Kit (Solid Generator)
Recipe
Created With	Electronics Printer, Fabricator
Cost	50x Iron, 10x Copper
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Description

A machine that converts solid fuel to energy. It generates up to 20 kW per game-tick (40 kJ/s).

Fuel	Time to burn	Total energy (per Unit burnt)
Coal	5 s	200 kJ (55.5 Wh)
Charcoal	1 s ¹	40 kJ (11.1 Wh) ¹
SolidFuel	10 s	400 kJ (111 Wh)

¹ The machine has a minimum runtime of 3 seconds. Burning one unit of charcoal (stack size = 1) generates a total of 120 kJ (33.3 Wh).

Generation

This generator outputs energy dependent on the demand, up to 20kW. In particular, it can be connected to a cable coil if the demand is up to 5kW. Higher demand requires a heavy cable coil. Demands lower than 20kW result in an energy loss, as this generator burns fuel at a constant rate independent of the demand. The generator should therefore be one of the first things to automate, either with logic chips or IC10 code. A simple guide for automating the generator with logic is available.

Energy storage

This generator fully charges a station battery (with a heavy cable coil) with the following:

Fuel	Amount
Coal	18 units
Charcoal	90 units ¹
SolidFuel	9 units

¹ Burning charcoal efficiently (stack size = 1) reduces this value to 30 units.

Waste

This generator exhaust gases to its surroundings as follows:

Fuel	Carbon Dioxide	Pollutant
Coal	10 mol	3 mol
Charcoal	3 mol	3 mol
SolidFuel	5 mol	20 mol

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   | name        = Kit (Solid Generator)
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   | name             = Solid Fuel Generator
-  | image            = [[File:ItemSolidFuelGenerator.png]]
+ | prefab_hash      = 1293995736
-  | power_usage      = 20KW generated per each tick
+ | prefab_name      = StructureSolidFuelGenerator
+  | image            = [[File:SolidFuelGenerator.png]]
+  | power_usage      = 20 kW generated
   | placed_with_item = [[Kit (Solid Generator)]]
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-== Description == <!--T:2-->
+== Description ==
-The solid generator requires [[Coal|coal]] and outputs 20KW of power per each coal tick.
+A machine that converts solid fuel to energy. It generates up to 20 kW per [[tick|game-tick]] (40 kJ/s).
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Fuel !! Time to burn !! Total energy (per Unit burnt)
+|-
+| [[Coal]] || 5 s || 200 kJ (55.5 Wh)
+|-
+| [[Charcoal]] || 1 s ''¹''|| 40 kJ (11.1 Wh) ''¹''
+|-
+| [[SolidFuel]] || 10 s || 400 kJ (111 Wh)
+|}
+''¹ The machine has a minimum runtime of 3 seconds. Burning one unit of charcoal (stack size = 1) generates a total of 120 kJ (33.3 Wh).''
+== Generation ==
+This generator outputs energy dependent on the demand, up to 20kW. In particular, it can be connected to a [[Cable Coil|cable coil]] if the demand is up to 5kW. Higher demand requires a [[Cable_Coil_(Heavy)|heavy cable coil]]. Demands lower than 20kW result in an energy loss, as this generator burns fuel at a constant rate independent of the demand. The generator should therefore be one of the first things to automate, either with [[logic]] chips or [[IC10]] code. A simple guide for [[Automated_Coal_Generator|automating the generator]] with logic is available.
-== Notes == <!--T:3-->
+== Energy storage ==
-The generator is not on-demand, meaning if you put in 50 [[Coal|coal]], it will burn 50 [[Coal|coal]] with the power potentially vanishing. An [[Area Power Controller|area power controller]]([[Area Power Controller|APC]]) will allow you to charge a [[Stationary Battery|battery]]to help capture some of the wasted energy. The [[Area Power Controller|APC]] you will only charge 1KW of power to the connected [[Stationary Battery|battery]] (plus any downstream loads), effectively wasting about 95% of your [[Coal|coal]].
+This generator fully charges a [[Station Battery|station battery]] (with a [[Cable_Coil_(Heavy)|heavy cable coil]]) with the following:
-It consumes about 16 [[Coal|coal]] pieces to fully charge a [[Stationary Battery|stationary battery]]. This is about 3 [[Coal|coal]] pieces per [[Stationary Battery|battery]] indicator light.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Fuel !! Amount
+|-
+| [[Coal]] || 18 units
+|-
+| [[Charcoal]] || 90 units ''¹''
+|-
+| [[SolidFuel]] || 9 units
+|}
+''¹ Burning charcoal efficiently (stack size = 1) reduces this value to 30 units.''
-Connect your generator to a [[Stationary Battery|stationary battery]] with [[Cable_Coil_(Heavy)|heavy cable coil]] to store all 20KW of power being produced.
+== Waste ==
+This generator exhaust gases to its surroundings as follows:
-Like the [[Gas_Generator|gas generator]], '''solid fuel generator''' seems to need atmosphere to run, otherwise it will start and stop even if the power button is ON (game version: 0.1.1564.7373)
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Fuel !! [[Carbon Dioxide]] !! [[Pollutant]]
+|-
+| [[Coal]] || 10 mol || 3 mol
+|-
+| [[Charcoal]] || 3 mol || 3 mol
+|-
+| [[SolidFuel]] || 5 mol || 20 mol
+|}
-</translate>
+== See Also ==
+* [[Portable Generator]]
+* [[Gas Fuel Generator]]